The 6-man group Linkin Park
hails from Los Angeles. Linkin Park's mix of
heavy metal, alternative rock and hip-hop is
more than evident on their aptly-titled debut
LP - Hybrid
Theory. The band began in 1996 with
Shinoda and Delson first recording material
together. As Linkin Park became a 6-man band
(after the brief departure of Phoenix), they
signed with Warner Bros. Records and began
work on their 1st LP.

The single "One Step
Closer" became a hit on rock and
alternative radio stations.

Linkin Park released their debut
LP - Hybrid
Theory. Linkin Park could be heard on
the soundtrack for Little
Nicky on the track "Points Of
Authority" (available for download at iTunes).

Hybrid
Theory was certified gold. Linkin Park could be heard on
the soundtrack for Dracula
2000 with the track "One Step
Closer" (available for download at iTunes).

Hybrid
Theory was certified 5x platinum.Hybrid
Theory ended up being the best-selling
LP of the year, selling 4.8 million copies
during 2001. Linkin Park topped the Billboard
Modern Rock Tracks chart for 5 weeks with
"In The End." Linkin Park topped Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Modern Rock
Artist. Readers of Rolling
Stone voted Linkin Park as Best Hard
Rock/Metal Band of the Year. Critics in Rolling
Stone voted Linkin Park as Best Rock
Artist of the Year.

Linkin Park released Meteora.Meteoratopped the UK
LP charts for a week.

Meteoratopped the
Billboard 200 LP chart for 2 weeks and Top
Internet Albums chart for a week selling over
810,000 copies its first week of release. Linkin Park topped the
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for a week
and the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 5
weeks with "Somewhere I Belong."

Bennington was hospitalized for
severe back and abdominal pains in LA.
Several concerts in Europe had to be
cancelled. He was released after a week in
the hospital and it was believed that an
intestinal disorder may have led to his
illness.

Linkin Park hit the Top 40 with
"Numb." Live
In Texaswas certified gold. Readers of Rolling
Stone named Linkin Park as the Best
Metal/Hard Rock Band. Linkin Park had
the 3rd biggest selling LP of the year - Meteora- which sold
over 3.4 million copies during the year in
the US.

On July 2nd, Linkin Park
performed in Philadelphia as part of the
worldwide Live
8 concerts. The mission of the
concerts was to raise awareness of the
on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure
the G8 leaders to take action by doubling
aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade
justice for Africa. MTV
Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents Jay-Z / Linkin
Park: Collision Course was certified
platinum.

Linkin Park
topped the Billboard 200 LP chart, Top
Digital Albums chart, Top Rock Albums chart
and Top Internet Albums chart with Minutes
To Midnight. The LP sold over 623,000
copies its first week of release in the US. Minutes
To Midnight was certified platinum.

On July 7th, Linkin Park
performed at the Live
Earth
concert in the Japan. The 7-continent concert
organized by Al Gore brought together over
100 artists to perform and raise the world's
awareness about the climate crisis and how to
make a difference to help the environment and
the world.

Linkin Park topped the Billboard
Alternative Songs chart with "The
Catalyst." Linkin Park released A
Thousand Suns. Linkin Park topped the Canadian
LP chart with A
Thousand Suns.

Linkin Park topped the Billboard
200 LP chart, Rock Albums chart, Alternative
chart, Hard Rock Albums chart, and Digital
Albums chart with A
Thousand Suns. The LP sold over 241,000
copies its first week of release in the US. Bennington could be seen in the
film Saw 3D.

Linkin Park topped the Billboard
200 LP chart, Rock Albums chart, Hard Rock
Albums chart, and Alternative Albums chart
with Living
Things. The LP sold over 223,000
copies its first week of release in the US. Linkin Park topped the UK LP
chart with Living
Things.

Note: Song title and
position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
samples).